Decoding mysterious seismic signals
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Utah geophysicists find link between seismic waves called PKP precursors and strange anomalies in Earth’s mantle.
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Explorer Corps app, a Utah road-tripper’s best friend
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Download the free app before Labor Day 2024 to enter a summer sweepstakes to win a prize package of nearly $1,000 in camping equipment.
Read MoreExposing myths about ballot collection on Native American reservations
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U researchers find ballot collection lowers barriers to voting for Native Americans, while resulting in no documented cases of vote fraud.
Read MoreCancer ‘moonshot’ project aims to revolutionize tumor surgeries
U computer scientists collaborate on major grant to develop technology that guides tissue resection to ensure removal of all cancerous cells.
Read MoreHow our biases are reflected in how fast we make decisions
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Quick decisions more likely flow from biases, while people who take longer make better decisions, according to study led by U mathematicians.
Read MoreThe connection between reproductive health and certain cancers
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New research from the U documents an association between early menopause and significant increased cancer risk.
Read MoreBeyond the genome
U of U Health launches project to map DNA modifications and gene activity across lifespan and generations.
Read MoreThe Milky Way is actually kinda basic
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The Milky Way has always seemed a little bit weird in comparison to other galaxies. For decades, research suggested that our galaxy was more compact than any other spiral galaxy. However, a new study found that it’s less strange than we thought—our galaxy’s core is about as dense as any other.
Read MoreRethinking carbon offsets
Many companies claim carbon credits “offset” their own emissions, but much research suggests they over-represent their climate benefit, are not real or both.
Read MoreNew international Olympic research project
The project is set to launch in the fall of 2024 and represents the growth of the relationship into the research sphere.
Read MoreCan targeted therapies be applied to patients with Alzheimer’s?
Utah researchers explore treatments that target the plaques on the brain that lead to dementia.
Read MoreLong COVID Clinic offers hope
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Dr. Jeanette Brown discusses long COVID—what it is, how it’s treated, how to avoid extreme fatigue, and the range of symptoms and recovery.
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